Hancock/Greenfield Bridge
Hancock and Greenfield, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Last checked 2026-11-01 · Sources · More New Hampshire bridges
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At a glance
- Status
- Listed in the state's covered bridge inventory[1]
- Year built
- 1937[1]
- Truss type
- Pratt truss, single-span[1]
- Length
- Not verified
- Vehicle access
- Not verified
- Parking
- Not verified
Directions go to the bridge's mapped point, not a confirmed parking area.
About this bridge
Hancock/Greenfield Bridge is a covered bridge in Hancock and Greenfield, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It appears in the NH Division of Historical Resources covered bridge inventory. The state record gives its construction date as 1937. Its structure is recorded as pratt truss, single-span. Wikidata records it as crossing Contoocook River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (reference 81000071).
Bridge details
- Town
- Hancock and Greenfield[1]
- Location / road
- Forest Road, Hancock/Greenfield[1]
- Year built
- 1937[1]
- Truss type
- Pratt truss, single-span[1]
- Maintained by
- New Hampshire Department of Transportation[1]
- Crosses
- Contoocook River[2]
- National Register ref.
- 81000071[3]
- Load posting
- Posted for eight tons (state inventory)[1]
- NH bridge number
- 8[1]
- World Guide number
- 29-06-02[1]
- Coordinates
- 42.95677, -71.93492[1]
History
In 1852, a Long truss covered bridge was built on this site by Charles Gray of Hancock. In March 1936, a disastrous flood damaged the bridge beyond repair. The current bridge was designed by Henry Pratt of Antrim and constructed as a Federal Emergency Relief Administration project by the Hagan-Thibodeau Construction Company of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. When it was rebuilt in 1937, the structure was set on concrete abutments and was reinforced using steel TECO timber connectors, bolts, and gusset plates. The TECO connectors gave the timber joints added strength and allowed the bridge to be rated at a twenty ton carrying capacity. Three tons of steel were used in the construction of the bridge. Asphalt shingles were replaced with wooden ones in September of 1981 at a cost of $77,000. The County Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
Text as published in the NH Division of Historical Resources covered bridge inventory, checked 2026-11-01.
Visiting
We have no official parking, accessibility or opening information for this bridge. Many covered bridges sit on working town roads. Park only where it is legal and safe, respect private property and posted signs, and check town or state notices for closures.
Not verified
We have not found an official source for: Length, Vehicle access, Parking, Accessibility, Opening hours or seasonal closures. We leave these blank rather than guess. Never assume a road means you can drive, park or walk here.
Map
Red dot: this bridge. Green dots: nearest bridges in our list. Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Nearby bridges
- New England College Bridge (Henniker): 16.2 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Sawyer's Crossing Bridge (Swanzey): 18.4 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Carlton Bridge (Swanzey): 18.6 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- Rowell Bridge (Hopkinton): 18.8 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
- West Swanzey Bridge (Swanzey): 20.7 mi straight-line distance, not driving distance
Sources
- NH Division of Historical Resources covered bridge inventory: checked 2026-11-01
- Wikidata: checked 2026-11-01
- National Register of Historic Places (NPS), via Wikidata reference number: checked 2026-11-01
- Wikipedia article (background reading; not used for facts on this page)
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